Being a hardcore fan of NOFX, it’s quite hard for me to talk of the new NOFX live album, but I’ll do my best. “They’ve Actually Gotten Worse Live” is the second NOFX live album after their previous “I Heard They Suck Live”, which came out 12 or so years ago. The new disc was recorded in three nights at Slim’s in San Francisco in January 2007, and even tough the band keeps on saying they’re drunk, sloppy, etc, the recording is amazing and the quality is superb.

Even tough the tracklist disappointed me (I am addicted to the older songs) and I do not understand how the electric version of “Scavenger Type” or the dedicated to fan “New Happy Birthday Song?” can be enjoyed by new fans, I must say the show is amazing. Not for just the songs, actually. I like the jokes that Mike, Hefe and Melvin tell during the songs, as when Melvin speaks about birthdays or Mike speaks about being backstage at a Bouncing Souls’ show. The greatest songs - to me - are “The Longest Line” (with a “Basket Case” ripoff in the last chorus, or, wait, was it vice-versa?), “Green Corn”, “Stickin’ In My Eye” (sung by Melvin) and “Lori Meyers”, with Smelly’s wife singing the female vocals. The classic 8 songs in 6 minutes is still here, with anthems as “I’m Telling Tim”, “Murder The Government”, “Can’t Get the Stink Out” and the always funny “I Wanna Be an Alcoholic” still here to turn on the fans.

At the end of the last song you can hear the band staring playing “The Decline” but ending after a couple of minutes, and it’s a pity NOFX did not put it here (maybe keeping it for the vinyl lovers?).

All in all, this live disc is a music for NOFX fans, and I am pretty sure no one need to read my review to know this shit rules.

Tracklist
1:Intro/Glass War            
2:You’re Wrong (DOWNLOAD FREE MP3!)
3:Franco Un-American (DOWNLOAD FREE MP3!)            
4:Scavenger Type            
5:What’s the Matter With Parents Today?            
6:The Longest Line            
7:New Happy Birthday Song?            
8:Eat the Meek            
9:Murder the Government            
10:Monosyllabic Girl            
11:I’m Telling Tim            
12:Instant Crassic            
13:Can’t Get the Stink Out            
14:See Her Pee            
15:I Wanna Be an Alcoholic            
16:Fuck the Kids            
17:Juice Head            
18:What Now My Love            
19:Lori Meyers (DOWNLOAD FREE MP3!)     
20:We March To the Beat of Indifferent Drum            
21:I, Melvin            
22:Green Corn            
23:Whoops I OD’d            
24:Stickin In My Eye

Purhcase “They’ve Actually Gotten Worse Live” here.